I HATED Gardening in the SHADE

[@awildapproach]

Absolutely! I love my shady garden. I had NO CLUE Jacob's Ladder flowers turn into little lanterns like that! That's super cute. I tried growing Jacob's Ladder last year, but it was in a bad batch of seedlings (my fault - bad soil I picked!). So now I realize I need to try again. Jacob's Ladder is just too cool to give up on. I currently have Wild Ginger, Sedges, Wild Geranium, Christmas Fern, Foamflower, and other ferns in my shady area and it's such a fun area to look at. So cute!! Love your video, very good footage of the plants. And yes, those sedges look beautiful with the contrasting bigger heart shaped leaves of the ginger. *chef's kiss*

[@lisalikesplants]

That's awesome! I need more ferns, they are essential in shade. Thank you so much 🌱🌱🌱

[@karunald]

@@lisalikesplants probably my fave plant. Thinking about reinstating Tax ID to get them in in bulk. I mean, they're SO insanely expensive. I want them everywhere I can. Considering rhyzometous types which I 'think' Hayscented is? Else, I have a darned acre (Dupage), and... yea.... there's gotta be a way.

[@kristopherfante9646]

I started out 17 years ago with nothing but lawn, and planted 50-60 trees on a 3/4 acre (some big shade trees, some under story) all with a long term plan to have shade gardens. In the last few years, I’ve finally started getting some good shade and now I’m planting mostly sedges and these plants you mentioned. I think shade gardens are the most beautiful of all, they just have a calming, comfortable atmosphere. Plus they look timeless. Great video!

[@lisalikesplants]

Your yard sounds beautiful. Great work. 🌱🌱🌱

[@notoots]

I like the secret flowers on the ground!

[@lisalikesplants]

Thanks notoots! Me too!

[@tmjoutdoors9486]

Your my new favorite channel. I find you to be so helpful and interesting. So much depth with the info.

[@lisalikesplants]

What a wonderful compliment for me to read, thank you so much! Glad you're enjoying the channel. 🌱🌱🌱

[@wild-radio7373]

Absolutely LOVE the red wing blackbird audio!❤❤❤

[@lisalikesplants]

Lol thank you! I feel like it was almost unusable between the birds and the wind😂

[@RonEstrada]

I started with wood poppies under my evergreens next to our bedroom. It’s so nice to wake up and look out at those beautiful flowers! I’ve added more plants this year. Yes, I know I need sedges in there. But yesterday I spent a couple hours pulling oriental bittersweet. It is the devil. Hopefully I can stay on top of it so more native plants can thrive.

[@lisalikesplants]

Oriental bittersweet is gnarly! Great job removing them! 🌱🌱🌱

[@elij5860]

I’m surprised you didn’t mention Oakleaf Hydrangeas. They thrive in shade because they are understory shrubs. Some are gigantic while now they have little 3-4 foot ones. Their flowers are huge with 12-14 inch panicles.

[@lisalikesplants]

Fantastic suggestion, hopefully in another video! 🌱🌱🌱

[@elij5860]

It’s honestly one of my favourite native shade shrubs, the flowers also smell amazing! 😁

[@flatcreek4665]

Great and helpful video! The beds around my house are becoming more increasingly shaded as the trees mature.

[@lisalikesplants]

Thank you! Yes our gardens definitely change over time with our trees! 🌱🌱🌱

[@Orinoor]

Love our native sedges and don't forget fringecup!

[@angelas4681]

I didn't know sedges worked in shade. Thank you!

[@lisalikesplants]

I'm glad it was helpful! 🌱🌱🌱

[@TheSuburbanGardenista]

Another great video! Jacob's ladder was new to me and I have never seen so many Virginia bluebells - so pretty! Thanks for the tips! 💚

[@lisalikesplants]

Thank you for watching! I am lucky enough to know about this patch and try to visit every year. Blink and you'll miss it, right? 🌱🌱🌱

[@Javaman92]

Your videos always makes me smile! My Red Wing Blackbird friends always are singing to me when I'm outside. Okay, more like they tell me to give them more food, but still. LOL I was thinking, I don't have shade. BUT I do, the unthought of back of the house, the north side 😱 But I need to do some work back there before I plant. Thanks for the good ideas!

[@lisalikesplants]

Never underestimate the NORTH SIDE 😅🌱🌱 thanks for your lovely comment

[@Shreds1016]

Beautiful explanation!!🥰🥰 I didn´t know many of these facts before. Thank you😃

[@lisalikesplants]

I'm glad you liked the video! Thank you so much! 🌱🌱🌱

[@Epistaxis684]

Great video 👍 I like your editing as well. It keeps me entertained while watching 🤣🤣

[@lisalikesplants]

Glad you enjoyed it! 🌱🌱🌱

[@snu3877]

One lovely perennial for shade/part shade that you don't see used much is Yellow Waxbells (or Korean Waxbells), Kirenshegoma Palmata. They can become shrub-sized, maybe 4 x 4 feet, and have these pale yellow bells that look somewhat like some hosta flowers. The leaves look a lot like maple leaves, so I always have to be careful to NOT pull it up in the spring. I planted one in my shade garden last fall and am so pleasantly surprised it has taken off this spring. I can't wait for it to bloom.

[@karunald]

I ADORE Native Ginger.... However, I have 1 Colony that might be 'too' happy. It's now probably 12-15 feet diameter and my gut is telling me it's choking out my White Trillium and a few other goodies. I suspect it's more moist there. Dryer areas it's spreading slow & fine. God I have so much work to do everywhere I turn. Thing with many of these like Mayapples (which I adore also), is succession or underplanting. I keep them going as long as possible w/watering but once they're gone - dirt. I want to interplant and I'm struggling with what and all I can think of are Ferns which are a million dollars a pop. But like - if anyone knows what would work nice with this I'm all ears. (hopefully while still retaining the 'ocean of umbrellas' look for bonus points).

[@SleepingCerberusASMR]

Another great video! I have a Virginia Bluebells growing successfully in my shade garden but I was wondering, since it's an ephemeral species, would it be possible to dot them throughout my garden to include full sun locations? I'm seeing mixed information about whether they can tolerate full sun or not.

[@lisalikesplants]

I have heard people say they can tolerate full sun. However mine have wilted in part sun when it didn't rain for a few days. It might have to do with the soil moisture. Even if they do ok in full sun, I am realistic about this being a woodland plant. It's a good idea to try, as we have so few full-sun, early bloomers.

[@SleepingCerberusASMR]

@@lisalikesplants Thanks for the info!

[@prophetessoftroy]

Invasives. Like Bradford pears. ETA: I genuinely wasn’t trying to be catty, I’m sorry if it read that way!! it just made me laugh that you mentioned the Bradford and then listed invasives, given how hideously invasive they are. 😅

[@lisalikesplants]

Facts

[@liav4102]

My Jacob’s ladder didn’t make it 😭 but I did go with a variegated cultivar. The fern didn’t make it either

[@lisalikesplants]

Sorry to hear that! Honestly sometimes variegated plants don't do as well. And some of the ferns at the store aren't hardy to our zone. Maybe a native plant nursery online can give you another chance. 🌱🌱🌱